Helicopter Dynamics detailed Syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (AERO), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information, visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all the other VTU AERO 8th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, visit Aeronautical Engineering 8th Sem 2018 Scheme.
For all the (Professional Elective-4) subjects refer to Professional Elective-4 Scheme. The detail syllabus for helicopter dynamics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Module 1
Introduction: History of helicopter flight. Fundamentals of Rotor Aerodynamics; Momentum theory analysis in hovering flight. Disk loading, power loading, thrust and power coefficients. Figure of merit, rotor solidity and blade loading coefficient. Power required in flight. Axial climb, descent, and autorotation. Blade Element Analysis: Blade element analysis in hovering and forward flight. Rotating blade motion. Types of rotors. Concept of blade flapping, lagging and coning angle. Equilibrium about the flapping hinge, lead/lag hinge, and drag hinge.
Module 2
Basic Helicopter Performance: Forces acting on helicopters in forward flight. Methods of achieving translatory flight. Controlling cyclic pitch: Swash-plate system. Lateral tilt with and without conning. Lateral and longitudinal asymmetry of lift in forward flight. Forward flight performance- total power required, effects of gross weight, effect of density altitude. Speed for minimum power, and speed for maximum range. Factors affecting forward speed, and ground effects.
Module 3
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Module 4
Helicopter Stability and Control. Introductory concepts of stability.Forward speed disturbance, vertical speed disturbance, pitching angular velocity disturbance, side-slip disturbance, yawing disturbance. Static stability of helicopters: longitudinal, lateral-directional and directional. Dynamic stability aspects. Main rotor and tail rotor control. Flight and Ground Handling Qualities-General requirements and definitions. Control characteristics, Levels of handling qualities. Flight Testing- General handing flight test requirements and, basis of limitations.
Module 5
Standards and Specifications: Scope of requirements. General and operational requirements. Military derivatives of civil rotorcraft. Structural strength and design for operation on specified surfaces. Rotorcraft vibration classification. Conceptual Design of Helicopters: Overall design requirements. Design of main rotors-rotor diameter, tip speed, rotor solidity, blade twist and aerofoil selection, Fuselage design, Empennage design, Design of tail rotors, High speed rotorcraft.
Course Outcomes:
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Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
- Each full question will be for 20 marks.
- There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer five full questions, selectinu one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics J. Gordon Leishman Cambridge University Press 2002
- Dynamics of Helicopter Flight George H. Saunders John Wiley & Sons, Inc, NY 1975
Reference Books:
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